For Applicants

Columbia Court

Are you looking for affordable housing in Cambridge? The Housing Division offers both rental and ownership opportunities. To be considered for these programs, you must complete and submit an application along with all required supporting documentation. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

To learn more about affordable rental and homeownership in Cambridge, please do the following:

Search this web site by selecting one of the sections below. There are pages of information on this website, including program guidelines, application forms, Frequently Asked Questions, contact names, and more.

The Housing Division administers the Rental Applicant Pool. The pool selects tenants for rental units created through the City's Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance. These units are located throughout the city in privately owned mixed-income developments.

The Housing Division offers several programs for applicants interested in buying an affordable home in Cambridge. The Homeownership Resale Pool is used to select buyers for affordable units when the current owner chooses to sell. Newly developed homeownership units, when available, are sold through a lottery processes administered by the Housing Division.

In addition to programs offered through the Housing Division, there are other affordable housing options in Cambridge. These include rental units owned by local non-profits; public housing and Section 8 vouchers offered through the Cambridge Housing Authority; and privately-owned affordable housing developments. In addition, there are ownership opportunities offered directly through non-profit developers.

For Applicants

INFORMATION SESSION on August 11

There will be a Rental and Homeownership Information Session on Tuesday, August 11, from 6:00 P. M. to 8:00 P. M. at the Central Square Branch of the Cambridge Public Library, 45 Pearl Street, Cambridge. For more information please click here or email Michelle Moran at mmoran@cambridgema.gov.